Cecilia and Heather are testing out Overwatch’s new hero, the mech-driving hamster Wrecking Ball right now on YouTube Live!

Call Of Duty: WWII‘s ‘Tortured Path’ DLC Isn’t The Usual Zombies Mode

Call of Duty: WWII’s latest Zombies DLC is quite different from what you’d expect—instead of an endless mode with waves of zombies that assault you until you’re dead, it’s a more objective-based experience with an actual ending. “The Tortured Path” arrived on June 26 as the Zombies portion of the “United Front” map pack for…

Speedrunners Destroyed Cuphead And Celeste Last Night

Last night at Summer Games Done Quick, two tricky games were demolished. The runs of Cuphead and Celeste stole the show, giving us all an opportunity to ask, “There’s no way it’s that easy, is it?” SGDQ 2018 kicked off last week, hosting speedruns and raising money for Doctors Without Borders. Two of the best…

What Game Designers Love (And Don’t Love) About Souls Games

Put ten game designers in a room together and there’s a pretty good chance someone will bring up Dark Souls Lots of people like From Software’s Souls games, but few love them in quite the same way as the people who actually make video games. With the studio’s release of the terrific horror opus Bloodborne…

Switch Is A Port Machine, And I Love It

I’ve been playing a ton of old games on my Switch. If you own one, you probably have too. Now, sure, that is in part because the Switch doesn’t have that many exclusive games. But it’s also because Switch is a fantastic way to catch up on older ones. Today it’s getting Limbo and Inside,…

Diner Dash Mobile Is A Soulless Shell Of The Original Diner Dash Games

The original Diner Dash series taught me to persevere, despite what life throws in your way. The mobile version, on the other hand, insists that you give into the corporate overlord. I played a lot of Diner Dash when I was younger. Originally released in 2004 on PC, Diner Dash is a time-management strategy game…

Here’s July’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup

There’s nothing too exciting in July’s Xbox Live Games With Gold. I will confess a deep fondness for Splinter Cell Conviction because when it came out in 2010 I’d never seen a game that projected the objective text into the world, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I still kinda think that.…

With Its Massive Cast, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Desperately Needs A Tournament Mode

When it arrives in December, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will feature over 60 playable characters from the franchise’s 20-year history. While this caters to both the nostalgia-minded and completionist alike, it has the potential to be a nightmare for anyone looking to host competitive events. As the Smash cast has grown over the years, so…

Overwatch‘s Latest Hero Is Wrecking Ball, A Hamster In A Mech [Update]

It looks like Overwatch’s newest hero might be who—but not what—we thought. Fans speculated that the first-person shooter’s 28th hero could be Hammond, a monkey companion to the genetically-engineered gorilla Winston. So it came as a surprise that Overwatch just released Hammond the hamster, who goes by “Wrecking Ball,” onto the game’s public test realm…

Appealing To Old Anime Fans In Japan

As Japan continues to gray, one thing is inevitable: anime fans are also getting older. That’s why Bandai is teaming up with an elderly goods maker for anime-themed canes Via website 1up Jouhoukyoku, have a look: In the coming years, products like these won’t be anomalies Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture,…

First Look At Bleach Creator’s New One-Shot Manga

Tite Kubo, best known for Bleach, has a new manga. It’s one-shot comedy manga called Burn the Witch In Japanese, the teaser site has the words “witch,” “dragon” and “reverse London.” That last one could also mean “rebirth London” as リバース (ribaasu) refers to “reverse” or its secondary meaning “rebirth.” Bleach, which debuted in 2001,…

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Pablo Carpio is an artist based in Spain who has worked with companies like Pixar, Ubisoft, Marvel and Wizards of the Coast. We actually featured him back in 2015 if you want to see some more very cool shit You can see more of Pablo’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration…